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'I watched Apollo 17 launch with Neil Armstrong'

Dermot Gethings was 16 when Nasa picked him to watch the Apollo 17 launch alongside Neil Armstrong.

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'I watched Apollo 17 launch with Neil Armstrong'

Dermot Gethings was 16 when Nasa picked him to watch the Apollo 17 launch alongside Neil Armstrong.

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'I watched Apollo 17 launch with Neil Armstrong'

Dermot Gethings was 16 when Nasa picked him to watch the Apollo 17 launch alongside Neil Armstrong.

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